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Jobs at risk from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... change is driven by a burning platform. There is the benefit of incumbency for the bigger players but there is increasingly a push from the financial technology sector and emerging players. The bigger players are alert to that push and you're seeing ...

Aussie economy rebalancing okay

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... interest rates in Australia have helped cash-flow for consumers and supported the housing sector. He said it had also helped push the Australian dollar lower and the combination eased some of the import competition that Australian businesses have been ...

ISA says 15pct tax rebate no good

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has given further credence to the fact that taxing superannuation contributions with a 15% discount on marginal tax rates would increase government tax receipts. Latest modeling from ISA shows the 15% discount on marginal ...

20pct tax rebate is budget neutral: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Lifting the superannuation guarantee to 12% and pushing a 20% rebate on marginal tax rates for super contributions would have no effect on the federal budget. This is according to the latest modeling from PwC prepared for the Financial Services Council ...

Financial services among top taxpayers

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... sit inside the top 130. ATO commissioner of taxation Chris Jordan said the report forms part of a wider domestic and global push for improved corporate transparency. "It informs public debate about tax policy, particularly in relation to the corporate ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... overshooting both of our goals. Such an abrupt tightening would risk disrupting financial markets and perhaps even inadvertently push the economy into recession. Moreover, holding the federal funds rate at its current level for too long could also encourage ...

Fairy tales may come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... overshooting both of our goals. Such an abrupt tightening would risk disrupting financial markets and perhaps even inadvertently push the economy into recession." This is what Fed Chair Janet Yellen told the Economic Club of Washington last night - the ...

UK regulator targets conflicts in investment consulting

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
Asset consultants could be in the firing line as the UK's financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), sets competition and conflicts of interest within the asset management industry in its sights. The heads of the UK's largest pension ...

Super lifetime cap could increase budget costs: Budget Office

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
Placing a lifetime cap on voluntary superannuation contributions could actually end up costing more money to the budget, a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) commissioned by the Greens found. The Greens commissioned the report in light ...

Treasurer calls for planners to enter China

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has reignited calls for financial services and planners to enter the Chinese market and further develop competitive advantages established in Australia's sophisticated system. Morrison made the comment at a Bloomberg ...